The Little Book Of Zen Healing

Author : Paula Arai
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780834845060

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The Little Book of Zen Healing by Paula Arai Pdf

Accessible and adaptable Japanese Buddhist rituals to infuse your life with purpose, healing, and gratitude when you need it most. How do we make and sustain meaning amidst the messy conditions of daily life? Personalized rituals can help us blossom like lotuses right in the mud of the present. On a pilgrimage she began after her mother’s death, author Paula Arai encountered numerous Japanese Buddhists who taught her the remarkable power of ritual to heal—practices you can adapt to your own cultural and personal circumstances. Applying principles of Zen practice, she offers stories and insights that illuminate how to nourish and reap a healing bounty of connection, joy, and compassion. Examples include how to: Relate to a late loved one as a “personal Buddha” who supports you Create a home altar to serve as a safe space to be vulnerable, face intense emotions, and experience a depth of warm gratitude that melts fear and anger Engage in daily tasks with attentiveness, intention, and creativity such that they become opportunities for body-mind integration Develop family rituals to celebrate relationship and mark transition Approach illness and grief with a purposeful sense of connection to life-and-death in its wholeness Like Marie Kondo's Shinto principles for decluttering, Paula Arai uses rituals influenced by Japanese Zen for personal and relational nourishment and spiritual healing.

Author : Paula Arai
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781645471509

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The Little Book of Zen Healing by Paula Arai Pdf

Accessible and adaptable Japanese Buddhist rituals to infuse your life with purpose, healing, and gratitude when you need it most. How do we make and sustain meaning amidst the messy conditions of daily life? Personalized rituals can help us blossom like lotuses right in the mud of the present. On a pilgrimage she began after her mother’s death, author Paula Arai encountered numerous Japanese Buddhists who taught her the remarkable power of ritual to heal—practices you can adapt to your own cultural and personal circumstances. Applying principles of Zen practice, she offers stories and insights that illuminate how to nourish and reap a healing bounty of connection, joy, and compassion. Examples include how to: Relate to a late loved one as a “personal Buddha” who supports you Create a home altar to serve as a safe space to be vulnerable, face intense emotions, and experience a depth of warm gratitude that melts fear and anger Engage in daily tasks with attentiveness, intention, and creativity such that they become opportunities for body-mind integration Develop family rituals to celebrate relationship and mark transition Approach illness and grief with a purposeful sense of connection to life-and-death in its wholeness Like Marie Kondo's Shinto principles for decluttering, Paula Arai uses rituals influenced by Japanese Zen for personal and relation nourishment and spiritual healing.

Author : Paula Arai
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780824860134

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Bringing Zen Home by Paula Arai Pdf

Healing lies at the heart of Zen in the home, as Paula Arai discovered in her pioneering research on the ritual lives of Zen Buddhist laywomen. She reveals a vital stream of religious practice that flourishes outside the bounds of formal institutions through sacred rites that women develop and transmit to one another. Everyday objects and common materials are used in inventive ways. For example, polishing cloths, vivified by prayer and mantra recitation, become potent tools. The creation of beauty through the arts of tea ceremony, calligraphy, poetry, and flower arrangement become rites of healing. Bringing Zen Home brings a fresh perspective to Zen scholarship by uncovering a previously unrecognized but nonetheless vibrant strand of lay practice. The creativity of domestic Zen is evident in the ritual activities that women fashion, weaving tradition and innovation, to gain a sense of wholeness and balance in the midst of illness, loss, and anguish. Their rituals include chanting, ingesting elixirs and consecrated substances, and contemplative approaches that elevate cleaning, cooking, child-rearing, and caring for the sick and dying into spiritual disciplines. Creating beauty is central to domestic Zen and figures prominently in Arai’s analyses. She also discovers a novel application of the concept of Buddha nature as the women honor deceased loved ones as “personal Buddhas.” One of the hallmarks of the study is its longitudinal nature, spanning fourteen years of fieldwork. Arai developed a “second-person,” or relational, approach to ethnographic research prompted by recent trends in psychobiology. This allowed her to cultivate relationships of trust and mutual vulnerability over many years to inquire into not only the practices but also their ongoing and changing roles. The women in her study entrusted her with their life stories, personal reflections, and religious insights, yielding an ethnography rich in descriptive and narrative detail as well as nuanced explorations of the experiential dimensions and effects of rituals. In Bringing Zen Home, the first study of the ritual lives of Zen laywomen, Arai applies a cutting-edge ethnographic method to reveal a thriving domain of religious practice. Her work represents an important contribution on a number of fronts—to Zen studies, ritual studies, scholarship on women and religion, and the cross-cultural study of healing.

Author : Émile Marini
Publisher : Gaia
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-07
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781856754507

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The Little Book of Zen by Émile Marini Pdf

Treat the stresses of modern-day life with The Little Book of Zen. Who knew so much wisdom could come in such a small package? This little book is packed full of easy practices and meditations to help you introduce the principles of Zen Buddhism into your day-to-day: enhance your spiritual, physical and mental wellbeing, tune into your natural intuition, and find your inner calm. Beautifully presented, this book is the perfect introduction to this ancient practice. Contents: Chapter 1: The Overflowing Teacup and the Beginner's Mind Chapter 2: A Practical Guide to Meditation Chapter 3: The Moon in Water - Understanding What We Can't Understand Chapter 4: Every Day Is a Good Day - Zen and the Art of Suffering Chapter 5: Wash Your Bowl - Zen and the Physical World

Author : Paula Kane Robinson Arai
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1999-08-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780195123937

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Women Living Zen by Paula Kane Robinson Arai Pdf

Although many Buddhists have made concessions to contradictory religious and social expectations during the twentieth century, these Zen nuns spent much of the century advancing their traditional monastic values by fighting for and winning reforms of the sect's misogynist regulations."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Ani Trime
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781635861853

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Ani Trime's Little Book of Affirmations by Ani Trime Pdf

“Every thought I think is creating my future.” So begin the 52 affirmations of Ani Trime, a beloved teacher in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition who began her own life as a gruff, plainspoken West Virginian. Noted for her humor and no-nonsense approach to spiritual practice, Trime offers wise uplifting affirmations that will resonate with everyone. Collected in an appealing, pocket-size volume, Ani Trime’s Little Book of Affirmations features original illustrations created by 39 well-known contemporary commercial artists. This publication conforms to the EPUB Accessibility specification at WCAG 2.0 Level AA.

Author : Raoul Birnbaum
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2003-01-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781570626128

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The Healing Buddha by Raoul Birnbaum Pdf

This book presents important discourses that deal with the Healing Buddha in his various manifestations and discusses the many symbols, colors, and deities that are used as objects of meditation. The accompanying photographs of sculptures, paintings, and mandalas demonstrate the importance of art and aesthetic experience in Buddhist healing practices. Also included is a history of healing in the development of Buddhism from the earliest texts and the famous Lotus Sutra to the Buddhism of Tibet, where elaborate ritual is used in the healing of body and mind. Some of the many herbs and medicines used to treat disease in the Buddhist cultures of Asia are described in an appendix. A new preface and a new essay on the search for long life in Chinese Buddhism have been added to this revised edition.

Author : Moh Hardin
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780834827530

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A Little Book of Love by Moh Hardin Pdf

In the Buddhist tradition, love is not just a feeling but a way of being present with ourselves and others. This book offers practical advice on how to cultivate love, how to deepen it, and how to let it flower in our lives. We may feel great love for our partners, our children, and our friends, but how do we put that love into action so that others are nurtured by it? And what about loving ourselves? How can we develop greater self-acceptance and self-compassion? Meditation teacher Moh Hardin offers key insights and practices from the Buddhist tradition for deepening our relationships and finding true fulfillment in our lives. Topics include: • Simple Buddhist practices for awakening the heart • How and why to become your own best friend • Finding freedom from destructive patterns in relationships • Listening and speaking with love • Loving and letting go Hardin ultimately introduces the inspiring idea of becoming a "bodhisattva warrior," a person who commits to living open-heartedly and working to ease the suffering of the world. Written with unusual clarity, simplicity, and warmth, this little book contains a wealth of wisdom and guidance that could change your life.

Author : Tina Chantrey
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-14
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781800692091

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The Little Book of Zen by Tina Chantrey Pdf

The perfect antidote to the fast-paced nature of our modern world, The Little Book of Zen is an easy-to-understand guide to the practice of Zen. This bitesize book falls into two parts, starting with an introduction to Zen and a description of the way to get the best out of it. It gives a short history of the practice, which originated in Japan after adaptation from a Chinese philosophy, and shows how the benefits of Zen are just as relevant today. It also includes a variety of easy-to-use meditations for relaxation, stress relief and enlightenment. The second half of the book features categories of Zen-type quotations on life, happiness, nature and more. Zen Quotations Life and Happiness 'Your mind is a powerful thing. When you filter it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.' Gautama Buddha 'The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship.' Ralph Waldo Emerson

Author : Una L. Tudor
Publisher : Gaia
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781856754545

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The Little Book of Reiki by Una L. Tudor Pdf

A beautifully designed introduction to reiki, the Japanese system of energy healing. Practiced throughout the world, reiki has the phenomenal power to activate your body's natural healing processes, boost your overall wellbeing and bring you closer to a sense of wholeness. Through simple tips and exercises, this Little Book will teach you how to use this practice to improve your life and feel more connected to others, to the world around you and to yourself. CONTENTS INCLUDES: Question - The Power of Touch Action - The Power of Pain Intention - The Power of the Mind Affirmation - The Power of Yes

Author : Gary Thorp
Publisher : Broadway
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2001-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0767907736

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Sweeping Changes by Gary Thorp Pdf

Now in paperback comes the "amusing, engaging, and truly enlightened" ("Library Journal") guide to cultivating Zen practice through housekeeping tasks and finding the hidden spirituality in everyday life. 15 illustrations.

Author : Gaia
Publisher : Gaia Books
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-07
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1856754391

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The Little Book of Zen by Gaia Pdf

Author : Miriam Levering
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Zen meditations
ISBN : 1907486941

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Zen Inspirations by Miriam Levering Pdf

"Text selection and introduction by Miriam Levering. Foreword by Lucien Stryk"--T.p. verso.

Author : David Schiller
Publisher : Workman Publishing Company
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781523514076

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The Little Book of Zen by David Schiller Pdf

A taste of Zen for the seeker and the curious alike. This small but wise book collects Eastern and Western sayings, haiku, poetry, and inspiring quotations from ancient and modern thinkers. Its aim is not to define Zen or answer its famous koan—What is the sound of one hand clapping?—but rather to point to a fresh way of looking at the world: with mindfulness, clarity, and joy. “Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought” —Bashō New material is taken from contemporary spiritual leaders, writers, meditation teachers, and others with an emphasis on the practice of mindfulness—on the heart, rather than the head. Pen and ink illustrations from the author bring an additional layer of feeling and beauty.

Author : David Brandon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317214700

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Zen in the Art of Helping by David Brandon Pdf

A succinct, uncompromising study of what it means to help other people, this book, first published in 1978, examines the helping process in the light of the principles of Zen Buddhism. Emphasizing the Zen precepts of true compassion, newness and Taoistic change, it explains how a helper can break down the artificial barriers that serve to separate people and hinder the helping process. As the teachings of Zen demonstrate, real compassion involves a selflessness and respect that can bring helper and helped together.